Painting apparatus.



.qvr- Q Patented Dec. 25, |900. N. lSTW.

PAINTING APPARATUS.

(Appliemnn med nn. 1s, 1906.)

(No Modeln 1V 4l m m, O m h UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE-.`

NELSON STOW, OF BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK.

PAINTING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 664,791, datedDecember 25, 1900.

Application filed January 13, 1900. Serial No. 1,343'. (No modelz) Toa/ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, NELSON STOW, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bingham ton, in the county of Broome and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Painting Apparatus, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention is an improved painting apparatus of the class in whichpaint from the paint can or fountain is fed continuously to the brushWhile the latter is being used.

One object of my invention is to provide a suitable supporting devicefor the paint can or fountain to adapt the latter to be readily slungand carried on the shoulders of the painter, back of his head, where thecan or fountain will be entirely out of the Way, and which supportingdevice is capable of adjustment and adapted to be accurately fitted toand easily Worn by the painter.

A further object of my invention is to provide the feed-tube with aninterior iiexible core which is adapted to be drawn therefrom to preventthe paint from clogging in the feed-tube and secure an uninterruptedflow of the paint to the brush.

vA further object of my invention is to providean improved device forcoupling the feed-tube to the paint can or fountain which will enablethe feed-tube to be shifted to either side of the fountain, and therebyenable the paint-brush to be grasped and used by either hand of thepainter.

`To these ends myinventiou consists in the peculiar construction andcombination of de- 'vices hereinafter fully set forth, and particularlypointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings,wl1ich illustrate my invention, Figure l isa perspective 5o zle forfeeding the paint to the bristles Aof the brush.5 is .adetal perspective View 'f my improved device for connecting theinner end of the iiexible core in the feed-tube to the paint can orfountain. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the brush-head.

Referring to my improved devices for slinging the paint can or fountainon the shoul ders of the painter, l represents curved shoulder pieces,`which are preferably made of wood, but which may be made of any othersuitable material, and are adapted to fit on the breast and shoulders ofthe painter. The said shoulder-pieces 1 are provided with a connectingstrap forming ak belt 2, which passes through openings 3 in the curvedbreast and shoulder pieces l and is adapted to be passed around the bodyof the painter, under his arms, and is provided with the usual buckle4:. On the upper sides of the curved pieces l are securedrearwardly-extending arms 5 by suitable bolts or rivets, as at 6, thesaid arms being in a substantially horizontal position when the body ofthe painter is erect. Openings 7 at the rear ends of the arms 5 receivethe ends of a connecting-bar 8, the said arms 5 being adjustable on saidbar and are provided with thumbscrews 9, by means of which they may besecured at any desired adjustment on the bar 8. The lat-ter when thearms are adjusted and clamped thereon prevents lateral shifting of theshoulder-pieces, and the strap or belt 2 prevents said shoulder-piecesfrom turning on the shoulders of the painter. The paint can or fountain10 is supported on the bar 8 by means of the strap-pieces 11 on thebottom of said can or fountain, which form openings to receive thesupporting cross-bar 8, as shown in detail in Fig. 2. From the foregoingit will be understood that when the paint can or fountain is thus slungon the shoulders of the paint-er it is located at a suitable distanceback of his head, where it is entirely out of his way and does notinterfere with his n1ove ments or his observation of his Work.

An exreriorly-screw-threaded nozzle l2 projects from the front side ofthe paint can or fountain at the bottom thereof, and against the outeren d of said nozzle bears the inner end of a right-angled swivel andcoupling pipe 13, the inner` endl of which has an annular flange 14,engaged by the plane inte- IOO rior surface of the coupling bushing orcap 15, that serves to couple the inner end of the pipe 13 to the nozzleof the paint can or fountain and to swivel said pipe 13 thereto, thesaid cap or bushing being interiorly screwthreaded and adapted to engagethe threaded can or fountain nozzle, as shown in Fig. 2. A suitablepacking, as at 16, may be interposed between the proximate sides of thecap l and the pipe-flange 14 for the purpose of preventing leakage, andthe said cap or bushing 15 is preferably provided with thumb-holds 17 topermit the same to be freely turned when coupling the swivel-pipe t-othe paint pan or fountain or-uncoupling the same there- My improvedbrush 18 is provided with a tubular handle-stem 19, which maybe eitherexteriorly formed into a handle or covered with a handle, as at 20, theinner end of said tubular `handle-stem extending through the center ofthe brush-head 2l and terminating in the center of the bristles at apoint remote from the brush-head, as shown. On the interior projectingend of said tubular handlestem is fitted a paint-nozzle 22, which is offlattened elongated form and has a narrow discharge-opening 23 extendinglaterally in :f the center of the bristles for a suitable dis- Vtanceand adapted to supply the paint evenly to the bristles throughoutpractically the entire width of the brush. A cock or valve 24 isprovided in the tubular handle-stem, by means of which the supply ofpaint to the brush may be regulated or discontinued at will.

On the upper end of the tubular handlestem is swiveled a nozzle 25 bymeans of a cap-gland or bushing 26, of annular form,

which bears on an annular flange 27 at the bottom of the swiveled nozzleand is interiorly screw-threaded to engage the threaded upper portion 2Sof the tubular brush-stem, this construction being illustrated in detailin Fig. 3. The lowerend of the feed-tube 29, which may be made of rubberor any other suitable flexible material, is connected to the swivelednozzle of the brush-handle, and the upper end thereof is connected tothe elongated angle-arm of the swiveled pipe 13.

From the foregoing description and by reference to the drawings it willbe understood that the swivel-pipe 13 may be swung to either side of thepaint can or fountain, so as to suspend, the nfeed-tube from either sidethereof, andthereby enable the paint-brush to be used by either hand ofthe painter. It will be further understood that by reason of the swivelconnection between the brush-stem and the said feed-tube the brush maybe turned as may be required when in use without danger oftwisting andinjuring or obstructing the feed-tube.

Extending through the swivel-pipe, the feed-tube, and into the upper vportion of the the interior of the feed-tube and is preferably made ofspirally -disposed wire, as shown. The said interior flexible corefacilitates the fiow of the liquid paint through the feed-tube to thebrush and while the brush is being used continually moves throughout itslength with relation to the feed-tube, owing to the motions of thepainter, as will be readily understood, and effectually prevents theliquid, paint from becoming obstructed and clogging 1 in the feed-tube.To the inner end of the said fiexible core is attached a circularsupporting open frame 3l, made of wire and coin- 8o prising the annularrim 32 and the radiallycurved Spanner-arms 33, having a hub portion 34,through which the inner end of the flexible core passes and to which itis attached. This device 3l bears against the inner side of 85 the paintcan or fountain nozzle, as shown in Fig. 2, secures the fiexible core atthat point, offers no obstruction to the passage of the liquid paint,and serves in a measure as a strainer to prevent paint scum fromentering 9o the feed-tube. The said device 31 also permits the flexiblecore to be withdrawn from Y the can or fountain when desired. Thela'tter is provided with an opening on its upper' side through whichpaint may be supplied to the can or fountain and the flexible corewithdrawn therefrom,said opening having a screwcap 35, provided with avent 36. The wire 30, while being flexible and adapted to bend in everydirection to conform to the motions of roo thebrush and feed-tube, issufficiently rigid to admit of its ready insertion through said feedtubeand into the handle-stem of the brush.

A painting apparatus thus constructed is highly efficient, is extremelylight, may be readily manufactured and sold at low cost, is not irksomeor uncomfortable to the painter, and enables him to work with muchgreater rapidity than with a common paint-brush, which requires to bealmost continually dipped 1 1o in the paint.

In the formation of my improved brush I employ a metallic binding-band36, in which the inner ends of the bristles are secured and which iscompressed ou the bristles, their in- A im ner ends forming a solidbrush-head. The opposite .sides of said ban'dare-inclined or flaredoutwardly, as at 37, toward the handle end of the brush, and whiletleba'tdlkr clamped, as in a vise, on the innen'ends oiga@ the bristlesto shape the brush and'form'vtpe head thereof a pair oflocking-'yoke's"38, of the form shown in Figs. 1 and 6, are pressed ordriven onto the said binding-band on opposite sides of the handle orstem thereof, the, arms 39, which are adapted to the shape of theinclines 37, engaging the latter, and thereby serving to firmly clampand lock the said yokes on the brush-head and preserve the form thereofand effectually retain the bristles therein after the finished brush hasbeen removd'fifonr the vise.

Having thus described .qmy ,.ini'fention, I

V1.In painting apparatus, the feed-tuba, having the flexible interiorcore, for the purpose set forth,- substantially as described.

, 2. In painting apparatus, the combination JHK. 5 with the feed-tube,of the interior ilegible core "I" made of spirally-disposed wireiortheipurpose set forth, substantially as described.

` 3. A painting apparatus, comprising the ,'j, f paint can orfountaink-the angled swiveled it," swung to either side thereof, thefeed-tube f connected to the said swiveled pipe and a brush having aswlveled nozzle connected to /f'ff/ilie said feed-tube, substantially asdescribed.

4. The flexible interior core, for the purpose set forth, having theopen anchor device 31, at its innerend, substantially as described. 5,In a brush, the combination with the binding-band having the oppositesides inclined fla/2L@ pipe connected theretoand adapted to be,

ai@ n 3 v. E and ared outwardly, ofthe locking-yokes agri zo ,l

ranged transversely on the brush-head and engaging said inclined sidesof said band, fiery/ the purpose set forth, substantially as de`t- Y 77kWitnesses:

J. W. GARNER, N. PERRY HAHN.

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